Clark County Today editor Ken Vance writes about his mother Donna Vance, who raised four boys, worked multiple jobs, picked her own blackberries for jelly, and still found a way to apologize when she paid for groceries with food stamps. She passed away in 2004 at age 76. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/mothers-day-remembering-my-mom-and-her-many-endearing-qualities-2/ #MothersDayMemory #KenVance #ClarkCountyToday #Opinion #Motherhood #PNW #FamilyLegacy #DonnaVance #Reflective #ClarkCounty

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William J. Sneiderwine, 61, was arrested and booked into the Clark County Jail after Vancouver Police Department's Digital Evidence Cybercrime Unit served a search warrant at a Vancouver residence. Sneiderwine faces charges of Conspiracy to Commit Child Molestation I and Tampering with Physical Evidence, as investigators continue forensically examining digital evidence in a case that also involves deceased former pediatrician Michael Wilmington and incarcerated suspect Chad Hartley. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/vancouver-police-arrest-additional-suspect-in-child-molestation-investigation/ #VancouverPolice #ClarkCounty #ChildMolestation #PublicSafety #VPD #CrimeNews #Washington #PNW

IBR Administrator Greg Johnson collected $1,945,553 in total compensation over 5½ years while project costs tripled to $15 billion and the construction timeline doubled to 20 years. Rep. John Ley breaks down the numbers — and asks who's accountable. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-greg-johnsons-2-million-contract-delivered-a-huge-mess/ #IBR #InterstateBridgeReplacement #LightRail #ClarkCounty #Vancouver #WashingtonState #Transportation #Politics #Opinion #Columns

Republican state Sen. John Braun has outlined his congressional priorities — lower taxes, reduced spending, stronger public safety, and education reform. Now Clark County Today is asking readers which issue should lead the agenda for Southwest Washington's next representative. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/poll-what-issue-should-be-the-top-priority-for-southwest-washingtons-next-member-of-congress/ #SWWashington #Congress #JohnBraun #ClarkCounty #Politics #WashingtonState #3rdCongressionalDistrict #Taxes #PublicSafety #Education

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A new Association of Washington Business survey finds 24% of employers considering leaving Washington State, with 38% planning to expand elsewhere. AWB's Morgan Irwin points to the newly passed income tax as a key driver, while an opposing group disputes the findings. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/business/video-new-survey-finds-more-wa-businesses-considering-moving-out-of-state/ #WashingtonState #WAbusiness #AWB #IncomeTax #WashingtonEconomy #BusinessRelocation #ClimateCommitmentAct #TaxBurden #PacificNorthwest #TCSWashington

After the U.S. Supreme Court limited race-based redistricting rules, Washington Democratic leaders — including Party Chair Shasti Conrad and House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon — are weighing whether to redraw the state's congressional map. Doing so would require winning supermajorities in both chambers this fall. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/in-wake-of-supreme-court-ruling-wa-democrats-weight-congressional-redistricting-options/ #Redistricting #WashingtonState #WAPolitics #SupremeCourt #Congress #ClarkCounty #WashingtonDemocrats #VotingRights

WSDOT contractor Kerr Contractors Oregon LLC began work May 4 to rehabilitate 2.2 miles of southbound I-5 between NE 179th Street and the I-5/I-205 split in Vancouver. The crack, seat and overlay method adds four layers of asphalt over broken concrete panels, many more than 50 years old. Expect nighttime and weekend lane closures through late summer 2026. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/cracking-down-on-rough-roads-along-i-5-in-vancouver/ #I5Vancouver #WSDOT #ClarkCounty #Transportation #RoadConstruction #Vancouver #WashingtonState

Vancouver is spending tens of millions on GAC filtration to remove PFAS forever chemicals from drinking water — but Peter Bracchi argues the city should also address preventable contamination sources, including eight-plus years of treated camping debris near the Men's Share House corridor. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-vancouver-should-lead-on-pfas-free-camping-gear/ #PFAS #Vancouver #DrinkingWater #ForeverChemicals #EnvironmentalHealth #ClarkCounty #Opinion #PublicHealth #WaterContamination #HomelessPolicy

The IBR's Final SEIS confirms 59 residential displacements, up to 15 years of construction, noise levels of 82–94 dBA near homes, and no enforceable vibration or health protections for Hayden Island's 3,000 residents. Gary Clark and Kimberly Haslett of Neighbors for a Better Crossing break down what the document says — and what it deliberately leaves unanswered. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-ibr-environmental-review-confirms-impacts-to-hayden-island-while-leaving-key-safeguards-undefined/ #Interstatebridge #IBR #HaydenIsland #ClarkCounty #Transportation #Opinion #EnvironmentalReview #ColumbiaRiver #Vancouver #WashingtonState

Doug Dahl of The Wise Drive breaks down Washington's one-touch phone rule — and why legal doesn't mean safe. Hands-free drivers still face four times the crash risk of a focused driver, and distracted driving factors into over 20% of Washington traffic fatalities. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-hands-free-but-not-risk-free-the-one-touch-limit/ #TargetZero #DistractedDriving #WashingtonState #TrafficSafety #Opinion #TheWiseDrive